Baseball Recap: Monday's Win Is Garden City's 11th in Last 13 Outings

Cougars

Margin (Wins)

05/05/25 @ Thurston	17
04/22/25 vs Robichaud	17
04/16/25 vs Crestwood	17
04/14/25 @ Crestwood	17
04/22/25 vs Robichaud	15

Garden City never got on the board in their matchup on Saturday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Thurston on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Eagles a 17-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won ten matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Ethan Armstrong was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. That's the most doubles he has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Nick Emond, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs and one RBI.

Garden City always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .516. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Thurston only posted an OBP of .273.

Garden City has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.4 runs over those games. As for Thurston, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.

Garden City will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Eagles: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.